Content Categorized with "FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters"
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The FairVote Reformer: February 2011
- Posted: February 14, 2011
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
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E-Newsletter November 2, 2010
- Posted: November 2, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
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E-Newsletter August 6, 2010
- Posted: August 6, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
FairVote policy proposals for instant runoff voting (IRV) and the National Popular Vote plan (NPV) had a particularly big July. Massachusetts became the sixth state to enact NPV - see Rob Richie's commentary for YES magazine and Jules Leconte's review of the win and widepsread media coverage, including an oped from Michael Dukakis. Charter comissions in Maine's biggest city (Portland) and Tennessee's biggest county (Shelby) voted overwhelmingly to place IRV on the november ballot, while the preliminary report of New York City's charter commission recommended IRV for mayor, as backed by Rob Richie in the New York Times. New jurisdictions holding IRV elections this year include Oakland (mayor) and North Carolina (three judicial elections), while FairVote's Cathy Le explains Australia's upcoming national IRV election. An oped by FairVote's Alec Slatky calling for IRV in Alabama primaries drew interest from political leaders, while Politico also ran a Slatky-Richie oped on IRV... Read more
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E-Newsletter July 2, 2010
- Posted: July 2, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
FairVote supervised voter education and outreach for cumulative voting elections in Port Chester (NY), with its June 15 elections drawing major coverage in the New York Times and Associated Press -- and a turnout boost of 25% and first-ever wins for African American and Latino candidates, along with an independent. Instant runoff voting had a big month: a charter commission in Portland (ME) voted 10-2 to put IRV on the November ballot for mayoral races, IRV drew major coverage in the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight.com, FireDogLake and leading North Carolina newspapers, and Oakland is among cities gearing up for first IRV elections. In the United Kingdom, a national referendum to adopt IRV is planned for May 2011; the Commons recently used IRV for key internal elections, and the Labor Party is using IRV to elect its new leader.
FairVote also celebrated key state wins for its policy proposals. Delaware's state legislature passed voter pre-registrationfor 16-year-olds, and the New York State Senate passed the National Popular Vote plan (by 52-7) and a bill to establish an IRV pilot program. Additional National Popular Vote progress included landslide passage in the Massachusetts House, testimony by FairVote's Rob Richie in the District of Columbia in favor of the bill introduced by 11 of 13 city councilors and new FairVote research on startling disparities in campaign fundraising and spending in the 2008 presidential election. The National Popular Vote plan was backed in a New York Times editorial and by the League of Women Voters at its binannual national convention, where FairVote's Rob Richie led a workshop.
New FairVote writings included Richie's Washington Post oped on electing U.S. Senate vacancies and new EndGerrymandering.com blogposts by Patrick Withers on redistricting reform in the states and why winner-take-all forces some districts to "look funny". Much more on the FairVote twitter.
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E-Newsletter April 29, 2010
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
April 2010
Newsletter Features
Voter Choice Tweets: Watch Bill Maher and MN gubernatorial candidates advocate IRV; IRV for Utah state reps; New IRV adoptions on campus and communities; big win in court; United Kingdom may get IRV or proportional voting; more
Action Spotlight: National Popular Vote reaches major milestone; write your legislator today!
FairVote Resources and Research: Majority vs. non-majority governors since World War II; women state reps around the country: blog highlights; IRV Factcheck launches
The Rest of the Tweets: Progress for National Popular Vote; Redistricting; Hard questions for ES&S; PR in Canada; more
Upcoming FairVote Events and Talks: Book talk at Busboys and Poets; League of Women Voters US Conference -
E-Newsletter March 30, 2010
- Posted: March 30, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
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Oscar Night Special: Be an Oscar Voter with IRV
- Posted: March 5, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Vote like you're in the Academy: FairVote's Oscar Special Newsletter
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E-Newsletter February 24, 2010
- Posted: February 24, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Features:
- Spotlight: Instant Runoff Voting
* A national referendum in the UK, the Oscar for Best Picture, three American cities enact it for November 2010 and more - Electoral Reform Highlights
* Stopping the ES&S monopoly, Richie in the Washington Post, Port Chester votes - From the FairVote Blog
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E-Newsletter January 28, 2010
- Posted: January 28, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
Features:
- Award-worthy Reform: IRV in California, Utah and Overseas
- Wave of Victories in the Ocean State
- Dubious Democracy is the Diagnosis / Port Chester Gets Proportional
- Lessons from Nebraska: That Pesky Electoral Vote
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Special Update: 2010 Opens with Reform Victories
- Posted: January 7, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
A quick news brief on big victories in Rhode Island, advancement of IRV in California, and other encouraging signs from across the spectrum.